Ride-hail bill signed by Gov. Baker with new fee to benefit infrastructure, taxis

STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft.
"I want to start by thanking the Legislature for pushing this one through," Baker said after signing the bill in his office. "There were a number of times after we filed our legislation and during the course of the debate that ensued that I think many of us worried that we would not be able to put in place a regulatory framework for transportation networking companies here in the commonwealth, and there were definitely some big issues that had to be resolved as part of that debate."